About block 957,974
Bitcoin block 957,974 was mined by ViaBTC on July 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM UTC, 3 min 19 s after block 957,973. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,586 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0075 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1325 BTC for this block.
Block 957,974 is number 375 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,641 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,026 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,291 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.